Julian Gallo

Julian Gallo lives in New York City. His poetry has appeared in 40 magazines and journals throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. His poetry books include “Standing On Lorimer Street Awaiting Crucifixion” (Alpha Beat Press 1996), “The Terror of Your Cunt is The Beauty of Your Face” (Black Spring Press 1999), “Street Gospel Mystical Intellectual Survival Codes” (Budget Press 2000), “Scrape That Violin More Darkly Then Hover Like Smoke in The Air” (Black Spring Press 2001), “Existential Labyrinths” (Black Spring Press 2003), “My Arrival is Marked by Illuminating Stains” (Lulu Press 2007), “Window Shopping For A New Crown of Thorns” (Lulu Press 2007), “A Symphony of Olives” (Propaganda Press 2009) and “Divertimiento” (Propaganda Press 2009). His debut novel “November Rust” was published by Lulu Press in 2007. “Nadería” is his second novel, published by Lulu Press in 2011. He is also currently playing bass for New York City singer/songwriter Linda La Porte.

NOVEMBER RUST

Paris at the turn of the 21st century. A New York City writer follows in the footsteps of his literary heroes only to discover the reality is far from the fantasy he pursues. Falling in with a group of expatriate American artists, he soon discovers that things aren’t really much different than they are from home. When he meets Nys, a quirky Parisian painter, he believes she is the answer to all his problems. But a tragedy is unfolding and he is unable --- or unwilling--- to see it. Things suddenly take an ominous turn when the lines between fantasy and reality gradually become erased. The past becomes the present, the present becomes the past and nothing is ever what it appears to be.

NADERIA

What happens when an American poet, a Uruguayan painter, a Peruvian chef, a Syrian belly dancer, an Algerian musician and an Italian religious fundamentalist are all searching for meaning and their lives intersect on the streets of Paris? “Nadería” is a story about failed hopes, unrealized dreams, the nature of identity and when their respective journeys do intersect, the very notion of “meaning” suddenly gets called into question and can potentially have dire consequences.